Extension-stake for cars.



PATENTEDIOOT. 2 3, 1906. i

ILBD AUG. 27.1906.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 23, 1906 i Application filed August 27. 1906. Serial No. 382,112.

1'0 all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that'I', RALPH V. SAGE, a citizenof the United States, residing inthe boroughofWestmont, in the county of Cambria and, State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in ExtensionrStakes for Cars and I do hereby declarethe following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to whichit appertains to make and use the same.

f My invention consists in general of a carstake which is adapted both for stiffening and supporting the permanent car sides and for projecting above same to retain light or bulky ladingesuch as lumber,bark, structural material, or any other kind of goods which extend abovethe side of the car.

My. invention is particularly adapted for use on what i kn nas g n cars, and for the sake of simplicity in description I will confine my. illustration and specification to I .thisform, although my improved stake may beused onother cars.

My invention is more particularly designed tobe 'substitutedfor the inside wooden stakes new in useon. old wooden cars. I have found by actual design that a stake of the kind hereinafter described can be made of less size than a continuous, wooden stake to serve the samepurpose. This permits me to remove the stakes fromold cars and byapplying my stake to thereby increase theinside' width and capacity of the car.

My invention in general consists of a hollow stake or envelop, which maybe made of pressed or rolled metal, fastened to the cars'ill, or underframing of the car, the car sides in turn being secured to said hollow stake. Inside of this envelop is arranged an extensio'n-stake composed of an I-beam or similar section, which latter can be adjusted to any height desired Within its limits, the extension portion of said stake being provided with means to prevent its loss by neglect, accident, or theft.

When not in use, my extension-stake is lowered wholly within the envelop and its top is below or flush with the top of the car side, thus preventing obstruction to the ordinary lading or injury to the car-stake itself, as will be readily understood.

The envelop portion of my stake, as herein illustrated,- is substantially trough-shaped in section with outwardlyextending 1 flanges which bear against the car sides, and by means of the upper portions of said flanges attachment is made with thesides of the car, the cross-section of the envelop or body por tion of said stake being substantially square or rectangular with slightly-rounded corners.

The lower part of the envelop or trough shaped portion of my stake is secured tothe car side by U-bolts that pass through holes in the projecting flanges and which hold such parts of the stake in position by meansof an interposed block of wood which bears against its exterior surface. The extreme lower part of. my stake is attached to the car-sill by other U-bolts that pass through holesin the projecting flanges, which U -bolts bear directly against said flanges in a direction contrary to the U-bolts last mentioned, all as clearly shown onthe attached drawings.

My exterior stake or envelop serves to stifien and maintain the car-sides in position and at the same time retains the extensible portion both in its lowered and in its extended positions. Means are also provided for securing the extended portion of the stake at various heights, dependent upon the requirements of the lading, and the top of the extension-stake is furnished with a cleat or rounded button around the shank of which rope or wire may be wound, extending from one stake to its companion stake on the opposite side of the car to assist in holding same and the lading in position.

On account of my stake being smaller in" matter more clear, refer to the annexed sheet of drawings, which forms part of this specifition, and in which like figures refer to like parts.

' Figure '1 is a longitudinal sectional elevation of a portion of a car, showing a front ele- 'vation of mystake with the extension portion raised to its full height. Fig. 2 is a sec.- tional elevation through a car on the, line 11 II of Fig. 1, showing the car side and the carsill in section and my stake with the wood blocking in side elevation. Fig. 3 is an enlarged sectional view on the line III III of Fig. 1, showing my envelop or side stake and my extension-stake in cross-section. Fig. 4 is an enlarged vertical sectional elevation taken through the top of the envelop. Fig. 5 is an enlarged sectional view taken on the line V of Fig. 1, showing the wood blocking used to fill up the opening caused by the removal of the old wooden stake and the U- bolts securing the blocking and my stake to the sides of the car.

Referring now to the various characters of reference on the drawings, 1 is the exterior portion or envelop of my side stake, to which is secured the car side and which is secured to the side sill 16 of the car by means of the bolts 13 and 14, respectively, which pass through the holes 7 in the flanges 3, and through corresponding holes in the car side, car-sill, and blocking 19.

8 is the extension portion of my stake, which is shown as of I-beam section, inserted within the envelop and capable of being moved up and down, so as to be wholly inclosed therein, or to extend to considerable height above the top of said envelop, as desired.

The sides 2 2 of the envelop portion are provided with holes 6 6, and the extension portion of the stake is provided with similar holes 9 9, which may be caused to register with the holes 6 6 in the-flat portions 2 2 of the hollow stake 1. The extension-stake 8 may be secured in different positions by inserting the bolt 4 in the holes aforesaid, said bolt being temporarily secured in position by means of the cotter 5.

10 is a lug or flat piece of metal secured to the lower portion of the extension-stake to serve as a stop to prevent the complete with drawal of same, and to assist in this a T- shaped piece of metal 11 is secured to the interior of the envelop, as shown. Upon drawing the extension-stake up to its full height the projection 10 abuts against the inwardly-extending portion of the T-shaped bar 11, which thus stops the extension-stake from being entirely withdrawn, thereby preventing its loss through carelessness or otherwise.

Owing to this construction the stake is always ready for use and the expense and delay connected with supplying temporary stakes of wood is eliminated.

On top of my extention-stake 8 I secure a button 12, provided with curved shank, as shown, which when the stake is in its extended position serves for the attachment of wire, rope, or other flexible material, extending from one stake to its companion stake on the opposite side of the car to help in retainl ing the lading. The rounded top of the button 12 also serves as a convenient handle by which to pull the stake upward. when re quired.

I/Vire is indicated at 17 in Fig. 2 of the drawings.

The spacing of the holes 6 in the envelop and the holes 9 in the extension-stake is so arranged that the extension portion may be adjusted. in height beginning at one-inch intervals and continuing thereafter at two-inch intervals until the extension portion is withdrawn as far asthe stop will permit. The button 1.2 of the extension-stake is provided with a flange 1S, projecting from its lower portion, which holds the stake in its lowered position by resting on the upper surface of the T-shaped bar 11, as shown in Fig. 4. The car-floor is indicated by the number 20.

It should be especially noted that the trough-shaped envelop with its projecting flanges and the I-beam extension portion are both particularly well adapted to serve the purposes intended in an economical and eflicient manner.

I make the exterior portion or envelop of my car-stake of trouglrshaped section, open on one side, as this is a particularly strong form and one that is capable of being rolled of iron or steel or pressed from a single plate or sheet of metal.

Although I have shown and described my improvements in considerable detail, I do not wish to be limited to the exact and specific details shown and described, but may use such substitutions, modifications, or equivalents thereof as are embraced within the scope of my invention or as pointed out in the claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A car-stake comprising a trough-shaped section provided with integral side flanges through which it is secured to the inside of the car side, said stake projecting downwardly through the car-bottom between the car side and the car-sill, means for securing same to said car-sill, an adjustable metallic stake mounted within the opening of the trough-shaped stake aforesaid and means for securing said adjustable stake in various positions as desired.

2. A car-stake comprising a trough-shaped section provided with integral side flanges having holes therein, bolts passing through said holes and arranged to secure said stake to inside of the car side, said stake extending downwardly between the car-side and the exterior car-sill, U-bolts passing through the lower holes in the flanges aforesaid and through said ear-sill for securing the stake thereto, an adjustable metallic stake mounted within the opening of the trough-shaped vside and the car-sill, which opening is of stake aforesaid and means for securing said 1 adjustable stake in various positions as desired.

3. Acar-stake comprisin a trough-shaped section with integral side anges projecting therefrom, and secured to the inside of the car side through the flanges aforesaid, said stake projecting downwardly through an opening in the car-bottom between the car greater size than said stake, a b ock adapted to fill said opening and fit the contour of said trough-shaped stake, means for securing the lower portion of the aforesaid stake to the car-sill through said block, an adjustable me- 15 tallic stake mounted within the opening of the trough-shaped stake aforesaid and means for securing said adjustable stake in Various positions as desired.

In testimony whereof I hereto affix my sig- 2o nature in the presence of two witnesses.

RALPH V? SAGE.

Witnesses:

CYRUS E. BROWN, ELMER SEAVEY. 

